Fabric-making machine.



C. H. FREDERICK. FABRIC MAKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23. 1913. 4

" Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

APPLICATION FlLED OCT-23.1913- Patented Aug. 3,1915.

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FABRlC MAKING MACHINE. APPLICATION HLED OCT-23.1913.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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CLARENCE I-I. FREDERICK, OF OSHA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE SIMMONS MANUFACTURING-COMPANY, J5 KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN. 1 g

. i Specification of Letters Patent.

FABRIC- AKING MACHINE.

- Patented Aug. 3; 1915.

Application filed October 23, 1913. Serial No. 796,800.

To al iw iwm'it may concern v Be it'known that I, CLARENCNH. Flann- RICK, citizen of the United States, reslding atKenosha, in the county of Kenosha and State of Wisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fabric-Making Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanylng-drawings,- forming a part of this specification. f' l I My invention relates to improvements 1n machines for making metal fabric.

Among the "salient" objects of the invention are, to provide; an automatic machine for buildingfabric from separate links; to provide in a' machine for making wire link fabric composed of interengaged identical hooked links, mechanism for directly hooking partially completed links into engagement with .the end of' a. previously completed fabric length; to provide in a machine of the class described, mechanism for successively adding links-to the ends of a plurality of chains of which the completed fabric iscomposed; to provide'in a machine of the class described, mechanism for directly engaging the fabric units with the fabric units of a completed fabric composed of a series of longitudinal chains of interengaged fabric units; toprovide a machine of the general type described in which 'incomplete links of the fabric are first engaged with the completed links constituting part of the previously formed fabric and afterward completed and thereby locked in position in the fabric; to provide a machine for making an indefinite length of wire link fabric composed of a series of longitudinal chains parallel with the length of the fabric and suitably held together to prevent the separation of the adjacent chains; to provide a machine of the type last described in which links are directly engaged with and added to the ends of the chains of the previously formed fabric;

. and, in general, to provide an improved fab ric-making machine of. the character referred to.

My invention will be fully explained by reference 'to the accompanying drawings showing the preferred embodiment thereof; and in which drawings Figure 1 is a plan view, certain parts being omitted for the sake of clearness;l ig. 2 is a view in elevation, certain parts also being omitted for the sakeof clearness; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 6; Fig. 4 is 'a sectional view on line H of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating'an element of construction; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6 6 of Figs. 1 and 9; Fig. 7

is a sectional view on line 77 of Figs. 1

and 9; Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 88 of Figs. 1 and 9; Fig. 9 is a sectional view on line 99, of Fig. 1; Fig. 10 is a sectional view on line 10-10 of Fig. 1; Fig. 11 is a sectional view on line 11-11 of Fig. 2; Fig. 12 is a sectional view on: line 12-42 'of Fig. 11; Fig 13 is a sectional view on jacent units of adj acent rows, adjoining portions of the base and side members of each unit being outwardly bulged at 17 while the ends of the sides ofeach unit opposite the base thereof are formed into eyes 18, the eyes of the side members of the units in each row receiving the bulged portions of the bases of the units in the adjacent rows, and bands or links 19 preferably, though not necessarily, made of fiat metal, passing about the bulged portions of the side members of adjacent units in the same row operating hingeably to connect the units joined thereby. These .units may 'be separately made from the machine if desired, though the invention is not to be limited to such separate operation, but however made, such units are received at the point indicated by the arrow 20 in Fig. 2.where they are engaged and moved by a feeding chain 21 to be as .sembledLin accordance with my invention.

These units are applied separately and disadjacent U-shaped units 16, the units in each row beinglocated side by side with adthe direction indicated between unheaded pins tinctlyv to the chain before the bands 19- are the positions of the units upon the chain, this figshowing the bands 19 as. hav.--

applied' thereto, Fig. 3 showing ure, however, ing been applied, it being unnecessary to furnish a distinct illustration showing the initially appear upon the chain.

links as they The fabric units 16 are inwardly pressed down upon the belt 21 (preferably the form of a chain), each unit being. interposed wardly from adjacent links between headed pins 23 carried upon the same chain links which carry the pins 22. The. units 16 are the application of the bands 19-thereto'to form the units into the rows, which rows areto be formed into the fabric. The chain 21 is intermittently moved in by the arrow in Fig.

2, such intermittent movement being efiected by a cam-24 which operates ,upon a cam roller 25 mounted, upon the inner end of an I its neighbors by a distance,

intermediately pivoted cam carries a spring pressed pawl 27 at its.outer end, this pawl 27 operating in the direction arrow in Fig. 2, which is equal to the width of each-unit where such unit is joined with the bands 19, such move-' ment of the chain being positively limited by means of the stop 28 forming an extenwhich stop 28 is forced, by means to be specified, into the path of the adjacent extension 30 of a contiguous link for this purpose and ing. member which is coiiperating cutting which die'member 29 is moved beneath the adjacent bulges abling a loop 19 to be formed around them, all as will later appear. After the chain has been advanced one fabric unit space in the manner described the spring 31 places the pawl 27 into engagement with the link extension 30 of the next chain link preparatory to moving the chain the space ofanother fabric unit after the band 19 has been applied to previously advanced fabric units. When the chain 21 has been brought to rest after having advanced the fabric unit next to be joined in the row being formed, the ad-- jacent bulges cedingly advanced fabric units are positioned immediately over the die recess 32 in the die member 29 (Figs. 11, 12 and 13),

after which a portion of the metal strip 33 is applied to the adjacent bulges 17 in'a manner to same. A portion of suitable length to form each band 19 is cut from the strip 33' by the elements 34 and 35, the also constituting a foldaccompani'ed by a companion folding member 36, the folding members 34-and '36 operating to depress the cutting element 34 ends of the portion cut from thetstri'p ipartially formed loop 19- into 22 projecting outof the chain. and

thus properly alined upon the chain 21 to enable lever 26 which to push the chain indicated by theprefer 17 for the purpose of en'- 17 of the newly and next prethe str1p form a hinging band-19 about the indicated'in dotted lines inv F1gglj13 I the d e-space 32 to. complete the band 19f'about the adjacent bulgesQlZ.QEiThe'Tfolding members 34 and 36 are 'recessedas indicated at 38 properly to direct the partially formed band 19 into the die. space 32, the folding members 34 and 36 reaching the-upper level of the die element ,29, the plunger 37 later completing its stroke. The are depressed by means of a cam 39 keyed upon the main constantly driven shaft 40 upon which the cam- 24 is also mounted, the cam 39 operating upon the cam roller 41 mounted upon an intermediately pivoted cam lever '42 having bifurcated continuations 43 resting upon the upper ends of the folders 34 and 36. After the folders 34 and 36 have been fully operate to elevate the same, these springs now being permitted to perform this funcdepressed, the springs 44 folders 34 and 36 tion andin so doing to elevate the bifurcated portions 43 of the cam lever 42 preparatory to the fresh-descent of thefolders ,34 and 36 cam lever 37 ated upon by the cam 37 3 shaft 40) for this purpose. is withdrawn by means of sprlngs'37 to employ automatically operating means for feeding the strip 33, such feeding operation to be omitted when sufficient units have been formed in a given fabric row. One form of such feeding mechanism ineludes (Figs. 1, 2 10 and 13) a carriage 45 adapted to reciprocate upon slide guides 46 and having an outsetting shelf 47 upon which the strip 33 may rest. This carriage (fixed upon the also pivotally supports a friction finger 48 engageable with the top of the strip and whose cam roller 37*. is oper This plunger pressed into such engagement by a spring 49. A cam lever 50 engages an extension 51 of the carriage 45 for moving the carriage toward the cutting element 34 the requisite distance, upon for this purpose by a cam portion 52, fixed with respect to the cam element 39,

through the intermediation of a cam roller 53 carried upon the cam lever 50. When 33 has been sufficiently advanced. the cutting elements 34 and 35 operate to cut off the length necessary to form the desired band 19. The carriage45 is withdrawn by a spring 54, the friction finger 48 trailing over the strip 33 which is held from moving backwardly by means of a stationarily mounted finger 55 spring-pressed in a direction similarto'that inwhich finger 48 isv spring-pressed. The portion cut from the strip 33 is held in a bending anvil 56 which becomes interposed between the bending elements 34 and 36 when these bending elements the cam lever 50 being operated the full portion has been formed into a U and this U- shaped portion has been properly received between the'bending elements 34 and 36 the bending anvil is withdrawn.

- The mechanism for effecting the withdrawal of the bending anvil 56 desirably includes the plunger 37 which is chamfered at 58 to engage a chamfered portion 59 of the bending anvil 56 when the plunger 37 descends thereby to thrust the bending anvil clear of the path of the plunger 37. The mechanism for restoring the bending anvil 56 to that position in which the folders 34 and 36 may operate upon the strip portion held by the bending anvil includes a centrally pivoted lever 60 having an inclined portion 61 engaged by an inclined portion 62 uponthe plunger 37 when this plunger After the plunger 37 has been withdrawn the die 29 is moved backwardly by the compression spring 63, the cam 64 which previously operated upon the cam roller 65 carried by the cam lever 66 for moving the die 29 forwardly into position now being so placed to ermit the .spring 63 to effect such with grawal of the die 29. When the die 29 is thus positioned the chain stop 28 carried thereby is withdrawn from the path of the link projection 30 previously engaged thereby after which the chain 21 may be advanced the space of another fabric unit 16 whereupon the die 29 is again advanced and another band 19 is again formed in the manner quota of fabric units has not, as yet, been assembled in a unit row.

A predetermined number of fabric units having been assembled into a fabric row, the next band forming operation is omitted and the formed fabric row is dislodged from the chain 21 preferably during the process of being united with another similarly formed fabric row. I preferably employ the same control mechanism for omittin the band formin function when the deslred number of fa ric units have been assembled in one row and for also dislodging a formed row from the carrier chain 21, though the latter function is preferably performed at a later period and after a number of units in a new fabric unit row has been united. The omission of the band-forming function is preferably accomplished by retaining the carriage 45 in its advanced position toward the cutter 34, 35 a sufiicient length of time for thispurpose. That is the return of the carriage 45 away from the .cutter 34, 35 is delayed a length of time previously described, assuming that front end of the cam lever 50 in its forward position so that the spring 54 cannot return the carriage 45. Normally the holding'dog 68 is withdrawn from the range of the pin 67, this dog being presented-within range of this pin, for the purpose of holding the carriage 45 in its forward position, by means of a lug 69 mounted upon the ratchet wheel 70 (Fig. 7 the ratchet wheel 70 having as many teeth as there are links in a row, this, ratchet wheel being turned one tooth upon each union of adjacent units. The ratchet wheel is turned by means of a pin 71 upon the cam '24, this pin engaging the downwardly projecting arm 72 of the bell crank lever 73 which carries upon its other arm an {actuating pawl 74 which is caused to move one step each time the pin 71 strikes the bell crank at 72. The lug 69 is thus moved step by step toward an arm 75 fixed with respect to the arm 68. When the element 69 strikes the element 75 it moves the path of the pin thereby to 45 in its forward position.

arm 68 into the hold the carriage -lVhen the lug 69 passes the arm 75 the finished has reached the place of its delivcry from the chain as shown in Fig. 3 it is Joined with the row next previously formed by having the bulged portions 17 of the unlts composing the same caught in the open eyes 18 of the previously formed row, these open eyes being closed (to make the joining of the rows permanent) at a later stage in the operation of the machine by a compressor for bending portions of fabric I units into permanent engagement with portions of other fabric units, this compressor preferably comprising a hammer 77 which d presses the eyes closed upon an anvil 78. The hammer 77 is vertically reciprocable, being positively driven in both directions by rollers 79 between which a driven eccentric 80 is interposed, this eccentric being keyed upon shaft 81 to impart motion to another eccentric similarly keyed upon shaft 81 at the other side of the hammer 77 in Fig. 9 there to operate upon rollers similar to rollers 79 similarly related to the ham mer 77. i

A complete row of links is removed from the chain 21 by the reel 82 which receives. the same, this reel 82 being operated by the cam 83 working upon a cam roller 84 upon one end of a cam lever 85 whose other end engages the top end of a rack 86 in mesh with a pinion 87 co-axial With the reel 82.

pinion 87 is thus rptated in a counter-' "clockwise ,scends and in a clockwise direction when the said enlargements as the eyes are being hooked into the enlargeof removal from the chain 21.

39 chain by which straddles the upper stretch of the 40 roller 96 working upon a pressed depressor t5 rially d ar n 103 for engaging a direction when the rack 86 de- -,rack is elevated, the elevationof the rack being'accomplished-by a sp 88 engaging efiension of the pinion 87 which is thus constituted an oscillating pinion whose teeth are discontinued where the I engages extension that the spring 88 is provided. The reel 82 is .fi'xed on the shaft 89, in which shaft ratchet teeth are cut which-are adapted to be'engagedby a pring pressed pawl 90 carried byfthe pinion 87 The pawl 90 .operates to turn the reel when the rack 86 is moved downwardly, this pawl escaping the teeth when the rack is moved upwardly whereby the reel is given an intermittent counter-clockwise rotation. To Y maintain the reel in each position to which it is rotatively stepped the shaft 89 turnsin a fricments 17 the last formed row is in process The last formed row of units isstripped from the means of a U-shaped stripper 91 chain 21 from beneath, one side of this stripper carrying a guide 92 which is, provided for coOperation with the chain to d1-' 1 35 rectthe travel of the row of units.

The U- shaped stripper 91 is operated by a pair of levers 93 fixed with respect to a common lever 94, these levers being pivotally mounted upon a shaft 95. The lever 9i carries a cam 97 to elevate the levers .93 to operate the stripper 91, the

. levers 93 being sufficiently weighted to .en-

able the stripper 91 to descend when permitted-so to do by the cam 97.

A w n the row .of units newly acquired by the reel 82 iii-engagement with such reel 82, such reel being provided with. lugs 99 for positioning the links thereupon. A stop 100 engages the headed pins 22 so that the'stripper 91 may dislodge the fabric units from en- .gagementwith said pins, this stop 100 at the same time serving to prevent the chain and the row'of units carried t ereby from matefromthe plane they previously occupied so that'therowof units which is about to be applied to the reel 82'is maintained in position so to be applied.

The cams 83 and 97 are in fixed relation,

these cams being governed by the mecha- 'nism which will now larlv in connection with Figs. 1, '6,

be described particu- 7 and 9. A quill shaft 101 is enlarged at its left-hand end there to support a pm 102 and a spring;

lug 104 carried upon pm periphery 'it is withdrawn from en 98 operates to maintain indicated in 102 to press this pin to the left ;when ermittedso to do by thecam lever 105.- This 7 cam lever is provided with an inchned'portion 106 (Figs. 7 and; 9). slot cut across the same near its right handend to receive the lever 105 whereby this lever is .able to hold the pin against the force of the spring 104. This engagement of the lever 105 and maintained by the normal engagement of the nose 107 upon the lever 105' with the of the disk 108 which isfixed with respect to theratchet wheel 70. When the cams 83 and 97 are to operate, the lever 105 is lifted by the spring 109, the nose 107 then being in register with the notch 110 in the periphery of the disk 108, a result which occurs after a number of'units in a new row have been united,- the completely formed row being advanced several unit spaces before it is assembled with or j'oinedto a precedingly formed row and stripped-from the chain 21. When the lever 105 is thus lifted gagement with-the pin102 so that this pin is pressed-to the left by the spring 103 and is brought into engagement with the-cam 2 1 fixed upon the shaft 40. The shaft 40 now communicates rotary motion to the quill shaft 101 upon which the cams 83 and 97 are fixed whereby the cams 83 and 97 are operated. The extreme lower point of the inclined portion 106 is always in line with the slot or notch in the right hand end of the pin 102 irre spective of the position of this pin so that theinclined portion 106 is operative to retract the pin 102 against the force of the spring 104 after the nose 107 has ridden out of the notch 110, the cams ,83 and 97 then being .uncoupled and remaining uncoupled until a newly formed row of fabric units is to be discharged from the chain 21. When pin 102 is normal, being The pin-102 hasa a completed row ofifabric units is being dis- I charged from the chain 21 a previously formed row of units is elsewhere, in the normal operation of the machine, being permanent-ly joined to another row of units, as Fig. 6, to which, end the cams 80 are operated simultaneously with the cams or eccentrics 83 and 97.

Both of the cams 80 are keyed upon shaft 81, which has no connection with the shaft 40,but is. driven by a shift-pin 111 slidably mounted in the body of the cams 83 and 97, said pin 111 engaging an aperture in the side bf the left-hand cam 80. When a predetermined number of rows of fabric the ' units have been assembled to form a fabric joining operation is omitted due to the temporary quiesence of the hammer 77, the tem-. porarily hooked unitsv of adjacent rows of different fabrics being easily'separatedflThe mechanism for withdrawing the pin 111 for the purpose of omitting permanent row joining operations will be described particuturning theratchet wheel 112 one tooth for each row, this movement of the ratchet wheel 112 happening to occur as each fabric row is stripped from the chain 21 and being effected by means of. the engagement of the pin 116, moving with the cams83, 97, with the lower rack of the bell-crank 114, to move (Figs. 8 and 9) to move the ratchet wheel 112 one step. When the ratchet wheel 112 is being moved during the last step of its cycle, the lug 117 carried by the ratchet wheel strikes the nose 118 projecting upwardly from a cam lever 119 to depress this cam lever=1(which is'normally elevated by a spring 120) whereby the cam end 121 of the lever 119 is brought into the path of slot 122 in the pin 111 so that the pin and cam lever are engaged byJthe moving cams 83 and 97, the cam lever thereby effecting the withdrawal of the pin 111 against the force of the spring 123 that is normally effective in malntaining'the cams 83 and 97 in fixed relation with the'left hand cam 80. After the cams 80hav'e been uncoupled from the cams an omission of 83 and 97 a sufficient length of timeto effect 77, the lug l17is brought by the next step of the wheel 112 out of engagement with the pin 116 whereupon the spring120 will withdraw the lever 119 topermitthe spring 123 to restore the pin 111 to its normal position in which this pin couples thecams 83 and 97 with the left hand cam 80. A tension spring 124 pulls, inwardly upon the shafts 125 and 126 which carry the ratchet wheels and 112 and the bell-crank levers 73 and 114, these shafts having shoulders 127 which are pressed inwardly by thespring 124wher'eby the elements .70 and 108 are pressed against the leather washer 128 and the element 112 'spect 'to the reel mechanism that the reel is pressed against the leather washer 129, all

"of the elements supported upon the shafts "125 and 126 being movable with respect fa br1c units nor to means for-permanently JOlIllilg umts 1n rows.

the precise details in combination,

in a clockwise direction" one operation of' the hammer semble rows of units, it is obvious that inasmuch as itjoins adjacent units of adjacent rows to form a fabric it may also be employed to join adjacent units to form a single row of fabric units and theinvention is not therefore to be limited to the formation of a complete fabric.

While I have herein shown and particularly described the preferred embodiment of my invention I do not wish to-be limited to of construction shown as changes may readily be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

aving thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following:-

1. A fabric-making machine, comprising means for positioning a succession of separate fabric units in .discon necteol rows of units, together rows of fabric units, and mechanism for conveying a disconnected row of positioned fabric units to the mechanism for joining the rows offabric units.

2. A fabric-making machine,-comprising in combination, mechanism for progressively positioning separate fabric units in successive independent, transverse. rows of fabric units, mechanism for successively joining said rows of one rowat a time, to the end of afinished fabric, and mechanism for successively bringing said rows of positioned fabric units within Working range of the rowj oiningmechanism.

mechanism for joining mechanism for transferring rows of assembled' fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; and a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric. units to the reel mechanism. e

4. A fabric making machine including mechanism fora'ssembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism for transferring rows of assembled fabricunits to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled. fabric units to the reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned with remechanism is adapted to present rows of such position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto bythe belt as to enable the reel mechanism to effect interengagement between the fabric units applied thereto and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt.

5. A fabric making machine including nism forjoining rows of positioned fabricv mechanism one row at a time;

mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism fonjoining rows of assembled fabric'units'; reel mechanism for transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying assembled fabric units ping the rows of preparatory to mechanism. 6. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; nism for transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the-reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned with respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to present rows of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position-to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the -reel mechanism to efiect interengagement between the fabric units applied thereto .and the fabric units units by the belt; and stripping mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt "preparatory to their withdrawal by the reel mechanism.

7. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units intorows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; mechanism for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to'the mechanism for joining the rows of fabric units; means for conveying the single fabric units to the mechanism for joining he same in rows; and means for causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when predetermined numbers of units have been assembled in the fabric rows.

8. A fabric making machine including mechanism for positioning fabric units into independent rows of fabric units; mechaunits one row at a time; mechanism for bringing rows of positioned fabric units within working range of the row-joining means for conveying the single fabric units .to the mechanism for positioning the samein rows; and means for causing the unit-positioning function for each row to be discontinued when predetermined numbers of units havebeen positioned in the fabric rows.

9. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabri'c'units; mechanism for joining rows of, assembled fabric units; reel mechanism for transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-joining mechanism ;i a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of. as-

the .rows of to the reel mecha-- nism; and stripping mechanism for strip- 7 fabric units from the belt their withdrawal by the reel 7 reel mechapresented to these fabric sembled fabric units to the reel mechanism;

means for conveying the single fabric units to the mechanism for joining the same in rows; and means for causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when predetermined numbers of units have been assembled in the fabric rows.

10. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for 'joinmg rows of assembled fabric'units; reel mechanism for transferring rows of assembled fab.- ric units-to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned with respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to present rows of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the reel mechanism to effect interengagement betweenthe fabric units applied thereto and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt; means for-conveyingthe single fabric units to-the mechanism for joining the same in rows; and meansfor causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when predetermined numbers of units have been assembled in ,the fabric rows.

11. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism for transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-joining mechanism;

a conveyer belt for'conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism; stripping mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to their withdrawal by the reel mechanism; means fabric units to the mechanism for joining the same in rows; and means for causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when ppedetermined numbers of units have been assembled in the fabric rows.

12. A fabric; making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism fortransferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-joiningmechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric, units to the reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned with respect to the ree mechanism that the for conveying thesingle reel'me'chanismis adapted to present rows of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enbetwe'en the fabric units applied thereto and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt; stripping C able the reel mechanism to efiect interengagement mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to their withdrawal by the reel mechanism;means roWs of fabric units; mechanism or conveying the single fabric units to the mechanism for joining the same .in rows;

- and means for causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when predetermined numbers of units have been assembled in rows of assembled fabric units; mechanism for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units tothe mechanism for joining the rows of fabric units; and means for causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric unit rows into fabrics.

14, A fabric making machine including mechanism for positioning. fabric units in independent rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of positioned fabric units one row at a time; mechanism for bringing rows of positioned fabric units within working range of the row-joining mechanism one at. a time and means for causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

15..A fabric makingmachine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism fortransferring rows of assembled fabric units tothe row-joining mechanism;

a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism; and means for causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

16. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for permanently joining rows of assembled fabric units; reelmechanism for transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying therows of assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism, said belt beingso positioned with respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to prcsentrows of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the reel mechanism .to effect interengagement between the fabric units applied thereto and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt; and means for causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabricunit rows intofabrics.

17. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of assembled fabric units;

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rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining reel mechanism for transferring rows ofv assembled fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism'; stripping mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to their withdrawal by the reel mechanism; andmeans for causing the roW- ;joining function to be omitted when it has jo ned predetermined numbers of fabricunit-rows into fabrics.

18. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for permanently joining rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism for. transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the rowjoining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism, 'said belt being so p'osi-.

tioned with respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to present rows of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position to rows of fabricunits conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the reel mechanism to effect interengagement between the fabric units applied thereto. and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt; mechanism for stripping the rows of-fabric units from the belt preparatory to their withdrawal by the reel mechanismyand means for causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of 19. A fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining. rows of assembled fabricunitsg mechanlsm strippingfabric-unit rows into fabfor conveying the rows of assembled fabric.

units to the mechanism for joining the rows of fabric units; means for conveying the sin gle fabric units to the mechanism forjoining the same in rows; means for causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when predetermined numbers of units have been assembled in the fabric rows; and means for causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

20; A fabric making machine including mechanism for positioning fabric units into independent disconnected rows of fabric units; mechanism for joining rows of positioned fabric units; mechanism for bringing rows of positioned fabric units within working range of the row-joining mechanism one row at, a time; means for conveying the single fabric units to the mechanism for joining the same in rows; means for causing the unitjoining function to be omitted when predetermined numbers of a assembled 9 assem l d.

fabric unitsto the row-joining mechanism;

v.a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of" fabricunits to the reel mecha-v.

sm; -'means for conveying the single fabi sa'm'ein rows; means for causing the unittierinincd numbers of units have been asseming the row-joining function to be omitted -.when it has joined predetermined numbers ffabric-iunit rows into fabrics.

mehanismfor assembling fabric units into wa -of-"fabric units; mechanism for per' units; reel mechanism for transferring rows of assembled fabr1c units to the rowoimng vmechanlsm;

reel mechanism; said belt being sopositloned 1w; ithi'espect to the reel mechanism that the {reel mechanism is adaptedto. present rows I w f fi its previously applied thereto in such position to rowsof, fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt a's to enable the reel mechanism to effect interengagement be--1 tween the fabric units applied thereto and units presented to these fabric he belt; means for conveying the to the mechanism f oining the. same in rows; means for causing .the unit-j oining function tobe omitted when I predetermined numbers of units have been assembled in the fabric rows; and means rer causing the row-joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers'of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

- 23. A'fabric making machine including mechanism for assembling fabric units into rows offabric units; mechanism for joining rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism 'for transferring rows of assembled fabric units to the row-.j oining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rowsof assembled fabric units to the reel mechanism; stripping mechanism for stripping thefrows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to their withdrawal by the reel Q mechanism; means for conveying the single fabric units to the mechanism for joining the same in rows; means for causing the i11iit-j oining functlon to be omitted when predeterm ne the fabricrows; and m ans for a; -i

omitted when it has mechanism for assembling fabric units into 1 c, units to the mechanism for joining the 'to present rows of fabric units previously joining function to be omitted when predebledii'n the fabric rows; and means for 'c'ausof fabric units from 2 2; A fabric mak ng machine including to their withdrawalby the reel mechanism;

manently -joining rows of assembled fabric a conveyer belt for conveying the rows-f assembled fabric units to the- .work-holding mechanism,

' support whereby the row of units so un'ted and positioned mechanism for joining rows of fabric;

d numbers'of units havebeen' causing the row-joining function 'be joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

24. A fabric making 'macbine includingrows offabricunits; mechanism for permanently olning rows of assembled fabric units; reel mechanism for transferring rows [of assembled fabric'unlts to the row-join ing mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of assembled fabric units to the reeLmechanis'm, said belt being so positioned with respect to the reel 'mech anism that the reel mechanism is adapted 80. applied thereto in such'position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the reelmechanism to effect interengagement between the fabric units applied thereto "and the fabricunits presented to these fabric units by the belt; stripping mechanism for stri ping the rows the be t preparatoryin rows; means for causing the unit-joining function to be omitted when predetermined 1 numbers of units have been assembled in the fabric rows; and means for causing the rowjoining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbersof fabricunit rows into fabrics;

25. In. a fabric-assembling mechanism, a a fabric-support, means for positioning a series of fabric units upon said work-holding mechanism; and means for effecting relative movement of the row of units so positioned on thework-holding mechanism and the fabric the several units ofjsaid row are directly engaged with andadded to the previously formed fabric.

26. In a fabric-assembling mechanism; a work-holding mechanism, 'a fabric-holding; mechanism, means for successively uniting-Q and positioninga seriesof connecte units upon said work-holding mechanism,=.and means for e'fiecting relative movement. of

on the work-holding mechanism and the i, V fabric whereby the several units of said row are simultaneously directly engaged with and united to the previously formed fabric. 27. A fabric making machine including mechanism for convey ng rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism; reel mechanism, for transferring rows of fabric units to the row-'oining mechanism; anda conveyer belt for conveying-the rows of fabric units to the reel mechanism. j '28. A fabric. making machine including a mechanism for joining rows offabric units;

mechamsm for conveying .rows offfabric units to said row-joining mechanism; reel mechanism for transferring rows of fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; and a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of fabric units to the reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned with respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to present rows of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the reel mechanism to effect interengagement between the fabric units applied .thereto and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt.

29. A fabric making machine including mechanism for units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism; reel mechanism for transferring rows of fabric units to the row joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the roWs of fabric units to the reel mechanism; and stripping mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to their Withdrawal by the reel mechanism.

30. A fabric making machine including mechanism for joining rows of fabric units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism;

for transferring rows of 7 reel mechanism fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of fabric units to the reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned With respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to present roWs of fabric units previously applied thereto in such position to rows of fabric units conveyed thereto by the belt as to enable the reel mechanism to effect interengagement between the fabric units applied thereto and the fabric units presented to these fabric units by the belt; and stripping mechanism for stripping the rows preparatory to of fabric units from the belt their Withdrawal by the reel mechanism. H

-31. A fabric making machine including mechanism for joining rows of fabric units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism; and means for causing the row-joining function to be. omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unitx rows into fabrics.

32. In afmachine for making fabric com- I posed of a series of roWs of laterally interengag'ed vfabric units, the combination of mechanism for interengaging rowsof fabric units, one row at a time, mechanism for bringing fabric unit rows, one roW at a time, within orking range of the row-joining mechanism, and meansfor temporarily suspending the operation of the row-joining oinlng rows of fabric mechanism after a predetermined number of tel-engaged.

33. A fabric making machine including mechanism for joining rows of fabric units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism; reel mechanism for transferring roWs of'fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of fabric units to the reel mechanism; and means for causing the I'OW- joining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

34. A fabric making machine including mechanism for permanently joining rows of fabric units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism; reel mechanism for transferring rows of fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyer belt for conveying the rows of fabric units to the reel mechanism, said belt being so positioned With respect to the reel mechanism that the reel mechanism is adapted to present rows of fabric unitsand means for causing the rowoining func-.

tion to be omitted When it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

35. A fabric making machine including mechanism for joining rows of fabric units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabric units to said row-joining mechanism; reel mechanism for transferring rows of fabric units to the row-joining mechanism; a conveyerbelt for conveying the rows of fabric units to the reel mechanism; stripping mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to their Withdrawal by the reel mechanism; and means for causing the roW-joining function to be omitted When it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

36. -A fabric making machine includin mechanism for permanently joining rows 0 fabric units; mechanism for conveying rows of fabrio units to said roW-joinin mechanism; reel mechanism for transferring rows rie'units to the compressor; and means for arresting the portions 'grthe reel.

I presented to these fabric Y their withdrawal by the reel units by the belt; stripping mechanism for stripping the rows of fabric units from the belt preparatory to mechanism; and meansfor causing the row-'oining function to be omitted when it has joined predetermined numbers of fabric-unit rows into fabrics.

37 A machine for assembling fabric units into rows including fabric unit joining mechanism; means for for causing the unittermined numbers of units have beenassembled in the fabricrows.

' joining elements anism; and

38. A machine for assembling fabric units into rows including mechanism for applying fabric unit joining elements to adjacent f'ab-' rieunits; means for feeding units and unitto said unit-joining mechoining function to be omitted when predetermmed numbers of units have been assem- I bled in the fabric rows. 7

39; A machine for assembling fabric units including a compressor for bending portions of fabric units into permanent engagement anism for directing a series of interconthe compressor; and meansfor arresting the portions of adjacent be, permanently engagedin position to be operated upon by said compressor.

40. A machine for assembling fabric units incl ding .a compressor for bending portions eluding a reel;

{eluding a reel; a conveyer convey fabric units of fabric units into permanent engagement with portions of other fabric units; a reel for directing a series of interconnected fabof adjacent fabric by said compressor. Y

4-1. A machine for joining fabric units including a reel; and means 'for conveying fabric units thereto in position to enable them to have engagementwith fabric, units previously applied to the reel.

42. A machine for joining fabric units inv v and a conveyer belt operatingto convey fabric units to said reel in 'positionto enable the conveyed fabric units to engage fabric units previously applied to 43. A machine for joining fabric units inbelt operating to to .said reel in position to enable the conveyed fabric-units to engage "fabric units previously appliedto the reel;

units upon th and means for arresting the belt while the fabric units are presented thereby to fabric e reel. 44.'A machine for joining fabric units ,reel;' and stripp ng mechanism .to convey .tion to enable the conveyed fabric units to feeding units that I are'to be oined tosaid unit-joining mech- .a nism; and means thefabrie units' are .joining function to be omitted when prede- .and an eye at means for causing the unitrying a length of fabric,

, sionof fabric. units in a r 'parallel'to the'transverse rows of the fabr cs means for effecting relative said support. to bring the succession of port for carrying a length of-wire to convey gage fabric units previously applied to the for stripping the fabric units from the belt.

45. A machine for joining fabric. units including a reel; a conveyer belt operating fabric units to said reel in posiengage fabric units previously applied to the reel; means for arresting the belt while presented thereby to fabric units upon the reel; and stripping mechanism from the belt. 46'. The combination of a support for a length of fabric compose of a succession of transversearows of fabric units, each having a hook at one side of the row the other side, and row-joining mechanism for connecting the rows o units, one row at a time, 'tothe last con nected row of the fabric by engaging the eyes on one side-of one row with the hooks 'on the adj acent'side of the other row.

47. The combination of a support for carcomposed o cession of transverse fabric units, means for disposing a succestransverse row on said support, movement of said row and the fabric on units of a disconfor stripping the fabric units fabric units to said reel in position 1 e to enable the conveyed fabric units to ensaid units f a sucrows of interconnected nected row of fabric units into direct regis- I tration and engagement with the units of connected to the fabric,

the row previously and means for finally gether.

48. The combination of a support for carrying a length of wire fabric, each of said units having a mating hook part at one side of the row and a mating eye part at the other side of the row, and means .for interengaging the mating parts of the units of the preceding rows of, fabric with the companion mating parts of the units of a succeeding row. 1

49. The combination of a support for carrying a length of wire succession of connected rows of fabric units,

each of said units being identical and having a hook part at one side of the row and a mating eye part at the other side of the row, means for, directly interengaging the interfitting parts of the units of a' preceding row of the .fabric and a ,succe'edmg row, an

means forv effecting relative movement of the fabric as a whole'with reference to said engaging means. 7

50. The combination of a movable supfabric,

composed of a vsuccession of rows of fabric locking said rows tocomposed of a connected rows of fabric units,

fabric, composed of a units, each of said units having aIiook on one side of the row and a bight on the other 51. In a machine for making wire fabric,

composed ofa succession of rowsof fabric units, each of said units having a hook part at one side of the row and a mating eye'part at the'other side of the row, the male parts of one row being interengaged with the adjacent female parts of the adjacent row, a.

support for the completed fabric, step-bystep mechanism for effecting relative units'pace movements of said support with reference to units aboutjto be connected to said fabr c, and means for interengaging said latter units with the units of a preceding row of units in the completed fabric at intervals between thestep-by-step movements.

52; In a machine formaking fabric, composed of transverse rows of units, each of said units having an eye at one-side of the row and a hook at the other side of the row, the'hooks and eyes of adjacent rows of the, I fabric being directly interengaged, means for engaging an incompletely formed fabric unit with the end row of a previously formed fabric length, and means for sub sequently completing the formation of said unit after its engagement with the fabric.

53. In a machine for making an indefinite length of fabric, composed of parallel 1on gitudinal' chains. of .interengaged fabric units, said units havingyinterfitting hooks and bights at their ad acent interengaged ends, the combination of a support fora previously completed length of fabric, -mechanism for engaging fabric units with the ends of longitucnnal chains of the fabric on said support whereby said hooks and bights are interengaged, and means for effecting relative movement of the unit-engaging means and the fabric on said suport. a

p In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name thistwenty fifth day of September A. D., 1913.

' CLARENCE H. FREDERICK. Witnesses; 3 G. L. Creme, I

ETTA L. WHITE. 

